130 Years Ago
From the July 11, 1891 edition of the Silverton Standard:
FOURTH OF JULY!
Best Celebration Ever in the San Juan Country.
… It always rains on the Fourth in Silverton, but there are exceptions to all truths and this year was an exception. No rain all day and the dust was blown around with a Kansas velocity. It was a great day for prohibitionists, all dust and no water.
The town was crowded…
